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Originally Posted by deucetwins
Gambling on or throwing games will get you banned. Baseball has never looked kindly on these two related topics since the 19th century. Spitters, corked bats, emory boards, alcohol (Grover Cleveland Alexander), and now Steroids or PEDs are seen as ways to cheat and/or gain an edge. Both of the two situations described above ruin the integrity of the game, but why has one been historically treated much differently than the other?
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Good point. Many Hall of Fame players were known to have doctored the ball with substances, sharpened belt buckles, rings and the like. That cheating is more or less accepted. Not if they are caught at in in a game perhaps but certainly it hasn't kept Gaylord Perry, Whitey Ford and others out of Cooperstown. What about the bowls full of amphetamines in locker rooms in the 60s? Weren't they PEDs?